The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 20, 2163
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 PM
8:32 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2973
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.3° / 276.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 09m / -18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.05° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.49° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.25° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.